Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture
With a fast growing population requiring an ever growing supply of food, a national poverty rate of 63 percent, and a labor force that is dominated by agricultural work, Nigeria's efforts to boost agricultural productivity could not be better...
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okr-10986-254592021-04-23T14:04:31Z Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture Oseni, Gbemisola Goldstein, Markus Utah, Amarachi ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE ANIMAL TRACTION BEANS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COCOA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIALIZATION COTTON CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION EXTENSION EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMLAND FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDER DIMENSIONS GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS HARVESTERS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUNGER INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES LABOR FORCE LAND ACCESS LAND RIGHTS LAND SIZE LAND TENURE LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MAIZE MARKETING NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NONFARM INCOME OIL PALM PEST CONTROL POOR POULTRY POVERTY INCIDENCE PRODUCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEED SEED VARIETIES SHEEP SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM SUBSISTENCE TRANSACTION COSTS YAMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB With a fast growing population requiring an ever growing supply of food, a national poverty rate of 63 percent, and a labor force that is dominated by agricultural work, Nigeria's efforts to boost agricultural productivity could not be better timed. Though women constitute a large share of the agricultural labor force in Nigeria, little is known about their activities, roles, and constraints in the sector. By thoroughly assessing their agricultural activities, it will help to determine not only what women are doing in the sector, but how best to reduce their constraints and increase productivity. This policy brief, the first in a series of two, investigates the role of women in Nigerian agriculture using the first dataset to capture a comprehensive picture of agriculture across the nation of Nigeria. It finds that women are heavily involved in the production of both, staple (food) crops and cash crops, the agricultural value chain, and livestock production. However, women earn and produce much less than men, and have limited access to land, inputs, labor, and extension services. 2016-11-28T20:55:53Z 2016-11-28T20:55:53Z 2013-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958181468334145779/Gender-dimensions-in-Nigerian-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25459 English en_US Africa Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Nigeria |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE ANIMAL TRACTION BEANS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COCOA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIALIZATION COTTON CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION EXTENSION EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMLAND FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDER DIMENSIONS GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS HARVESTERS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUNGER INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES LABOR FORCE LAND ACCESS LAND RIGHTS LAND SIZE LAND TENURE LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MAIZE MARKETING NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NONFARM INCOME OIL PALM PEST CONTROL POOR POULTRY POVERTY INCIDENCE PRODUCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEED SEED VARIETIES SHEEP SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM SUBSISTENCE TRANSACTION COSTS YAMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE ANIMAL TRACTION BEANS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COCOA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIALIZATION COTTON CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION EXTENSION EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMLAND FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDER DIMENSIONS GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS HARVESTERS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUNGER INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES LABOR FORCE LAND ACCESS LAND RIGHTS LAND SIZE LAND TENURE LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MAIZE MARKETING NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NONFARM INCOME OIL PALM PEST CONTROL POOR POULTRY POVERTY INCIDENCE PRODUCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEED SEED VARIETIES SHEEP SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM SUBSISTENCE TRANSACTION COSTS YAMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Oseni, Gbemisola Goldstein, Markus Utah, Amarachi Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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With a fast growing population requiring
an ever growing supply of food, a national poverty rate of
63 percent, and a labor force that is dominated by
agricultural work, Nigeria's efforts to boost
agricultural productivity could not be better timed. Though
women constitute a large share of the agricultural labor
force in Nigeria, little is known about their activities,
roles, and constraints in the sector. By thoroughly
assessing their agricultural activities, it will help to
determine not only what women are doing in the sector, but
how best to reduce their constraints and increase
productivity. This policy brief, the first in a series of
two, investigates the role of women in Nigerian agriculture
using the first dataset to capture a comprehensive picture
of agriculture across the nation of Nigeria. It finds that
women are heavily involved in the production of both, staple
(food) crops and cash crops, the agricultural value chain,
and livestock production. However, women earn and produce
much less than men, and have limited access to land, inputs,
labor, and extension services. |
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Brief |
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Oseni, Gbemisola Goldstein, Markus Utah, Amarachi |
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Oseni, Gbemisola Goldstein, Markus Utah, Amarachi |
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Oseni, Gbemisola |
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture |
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gender dimensions in nigerian agriculture |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958181468334145779/Gender-dimensions-in-Nigerian-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25459 |
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